Province·Black Sea Region·Code 05
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Amasya 2024
The most common surname in Amasya is Şahin (4,959 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Amasya. Yılmaz is second with 4,171. Şahin has led Amasya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Amasya in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 4,959 | 14.5 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 4,171 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 03 | Demir | 3,698 | 10.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 3,400 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 3,305 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 06 | Kılıç | 2,822 | 8.2 | 13 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,650 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 08 | Aydın | 2,566 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 2,467 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Koç | 2,403 | 7.0 | 18 |
| 11 | Kurt | 2,341 | 6.8 | 17 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 2,200 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 13 | Köse | 2,191 | 6.4 | – |
| 14 | Aslan | 2,154 | 6.3 | 14 |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 1,981 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 16 | Doğan | 1,977 | 5.8 | 12 |
| 17 | Aktaş | 1,865 | 5.4 | 30 |
| 18 | Gül | 1,645 | 4.8 | – |
| 19 | Kara | 1,641 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 20 | Ceylan | 1,365 | 4.0 | – |
| 21 | Bolat | 1,345 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Koçak | 1,332 | 3.9 | – |
| 23= | Çoban | 1,330 | 3.9 | – |
| 23= | Özdemir | 1,330 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 24 | Uysal | 1,312 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Uzun | 1,263 | 3.7 | – |
| 26 | Acar | 1,231 | 3.6 | 28 |
| 27 | Bulut | 1,150 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Şimşek | 1,147 | 3.4 | 20 |
| 29 | Keskin | 1,135 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Sarı | 1,133 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Amasya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 342,378 in 2024, about 14.5 in every 1,000 people in Amasya are called Şahin. The 31 listed surnames together cover 65,509 people, 19.1% of the population.1,2
Amasya lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.4% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 337,508 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 337,800 |
| 2020 | 335,494 |
| 2021 | 335,331 |
| 2022 | 338,267 |
| 2023 | 339,529 |
| 2024 | 342,378 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çorum | Şahin7,689 | Yılmaz5,810 | Kaya5,189 |
| Samsun | Yılmaz25,237 | Şahin18,656 | Kaya16,659 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz13,356 | Şahin11,820 | Demir8,119 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,438 | Yılmaz6,730 | Arslan5,329 |
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,689 people in 2024, 1.6 times as many as in Amasya.
- SamsunSamsun: Yılmaz leads (25,237 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 18,656.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (13,356 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 11,820.
- YozgatYozgat: also Şahin, with 7,438 people in 2024, 1.5 times as many as in Amasya.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Amasya’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Şahin 4,898 | Yılmaz 4,117 | Demir 3,629 |
| 2019 | Şahin 4,880 | Yılmaz 4,059 | Demir 3,628 |
| 2020 | Şahin 4,903 | Yılmaz 4,007 | Demir 3,622 |
| 2021 | Şahin 4,828 | Yılmaz 3,987 | Demir 3,585 |
| 2022 | Şahin 4,888 | Yılmaz 4,070 | Demir 3,638 |
| 2023 | Şahin 4,925 | Yılmaz 4,081 | Demir 3,668 |
| 2024 | Şahin 4,959 | Yılmaz 4,171 | Demir 3,698 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Amasya puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 156,353 | 18 |
| Şahin | 89,903 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,838 | 18 |
| Aydın | 83,684 | 18 |
| Demir | 75,584 | 18 |
| Kaya | 74,193 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,676 | 16 |
| Çelik | 59,386 | 18 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Amasya between 2023 and 2024?
In Amasya’s top 31 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 7 moved up, 5 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 1 | 1 | +34 |
| Yılmaz | 2 | 2 | +90 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +30 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | +40 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | +28 |
| Kılıç | 6 | 6 | −13 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +64 |
| Aydın | 8 | 8 | −9 |
| Arslan | 9 | 9 | −10 |
| Koç | 10 | 10 | +12 |
| Kurt | 11 | 11 | +8 |
| Yıldız | 14 | 12 | +49 |
| Köse | 13 | 13 | +34 |
| Aslan | 12 | 14 | −62 |
| Yıldırım | 15 | 15 | −8 |
| Doğan | 16 | 16 | +5 |
| Aktaş | 17 | 17 | −25 |
| Gül | 18 | 18 | −35 |
| Kara | 19 | 19 | −7 |
| Ceylan | 21 | 20 | +37 |
| Bolat | 20 | 21 | −14 |
| Koçak | 23 | 22 | +19 |
| Çoban | 22 | 23 | +8 |
| Özdemir | 25 | 23 | +41 |
| Uysal | 22 | 24 | −10 |
| Uzun | 24 | 25 | −42 |
| Acar | 26 | 26 | +33 |
| Bulut | 28 | 27 | −1 |
| Şimşek | 29 | 28 | +1 |
| Keskin | 30 | 29 | −5 |
| Sarı | 30 | 30 | −7 |
| Yüksel | 27 | Left | — |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
Sources
- 1Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il
- 3Natural Earth, Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries